Kingsbarns Journal

We are celebrating a milestone this month with news that the first of a new series of single cask malt whiskies has completely sold out – just days after its release. Launched in mid-March exclusively to the distillery’s Founders’ Club members and online customers, the eagerly awaited expression sold a remarkable 204 bottles in less than 24 hours, with only a handful now remaining of this limited edition bottling.Kingsbarns Single Cask No 360 is the first of a new single cask series from us, launched to showcase the distinctive, light and fruity Lowland style of its single malt whisky in...

A long held dream to distill fine single malt whisky in the East Neuk of Fife becomes a reality today (24th January) for the founders of Kingsbarns Distillery, as we toast the launch of our first flagship expression: Kingsbarns ‘Dream to Dram’. Named to mark the Wemyss Family’s vision to bring malt whisky distilling to their Fife home, the new release is a truly local dram, having been slowly crafted with barley harvested exclusively from the golden fields of East Fife. The result is a beautifully light, clean yet complex Lowland style malt whisky which perfectly captures the essence of...

We are proud to present our Founders' Reserve 2018. We are very proud to present the first bottle of Founders' Reserve. After a great amount of patience and hard work, Kingsbarns are very proud of their Inaugural Release, and we hope you are too. Karen Stewart, Director of Marketing, talks about the release: "I’ve been privileged to be involved with Kingsbarns Distillery since the Wemyss family became involved with the project and it was a very proud moment unveiling the Distillery and Visitor Centre way back on St Andrews Day in 2014. It was 12 months later when the Founders’...

Kingsbarns Distillery Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky will be presented in our bespoke signature bottle. We recently saw our Kingsbarns bespoke bottle being produced by the specialised team at Stölzle Glass, who did a fantastic job turning our dream into reality. The bottle mould was produced and signed off a long time before production took place in October 2018. Molten glass is heated up to 1500°C before it is poured into one of 12 moulds. This is then sent off down a production line running at up to 34 bottles per minute before it is cooled and stabilised. "We are...